People Are Now Using Drones To Spy On Cheating Partners

Even though it is likely illegal, more and more people are using drones to catch their partners cheating.

The ever increasing use of drone technology (an unmanned aerial vehicle) is causing local, state and federal legislators to catch up with the personal use of the flying cameras. They are so rampant, many states have enacted or have pending drone legislation limiting their use. The new FAA rules on the personal use of drones went into effect on August 29 because so many people are using them.

Private investigators are even getting in on the act, particularly in states where marital infidelity affects divorce proceedings.

The new rules state that drones must weigh less than 55 lbs, fly less than 100 mph, and go no further than 400 ft in the sky. The operator must be able to see the drone when using it, the drone can only be used during the day (including dawn and dusk), and lastly, drones cannot be used to spy on strangers.

The technology is too new for legal precedents, but it is likely the case that following someone with a drone could be construed as stalking.

Regardless of the FAA regulations, drones have been and will be used by people to spy on other peopleparticularly jealous friends, lovers, and spouses.

The domestic violence law of most states prohibit stalking another person and that is exactly what watching or following someone with a drone is. The legal definition of stalking is probably sufficient to cover drones. Domestic violence restraining orders are issued by most family courts. Some large courts have separate courtrooms just for DV cases. If a restraining order is issued, that can be a factor in some states for establishing support and custody orders.

That could land a drone operator in a lot of trouble if they were caught spying.

Despite the punishment, private investigators are using drones to spy on cheating spouses.

One lady hired a private investigator to fly a drone over Central Park to spy on her cheating husband. The use of drones for spying may be more prevalent in fault statesalthough the number of states that consider marital infidelity as a factor in divorce cases is limited. Divorcing spouses may be more inclined to procure evidence of illegal behavior in the backyard of their ex's house.

The flying devices, which can be mounted with a camera, are getting smaller and cheaper, which is leading more and more people to use them.

However, drones have a limited range and can be quite noisy, so you'd probably know it if you were being spied on with one.

Drones have a limited range, they don't fly that far, so the cheating must be happening nearby in order for you to do a fly by. They do not have stealth technologyat least for personal drones. Drones make noise some say it is like a weed whacker, so they are likely to be noticed, and the perpetrator is likely to be caught.

We don't expect drones to go away anytime soon, so we look forward to seeing what happens with this issue.

Expect lots of different laws to address the growing drone issue in the near future.

Whether the person uses the drone or hires someone to operate it, they may be breaking state and federal law. In addition, they may subject themselves to restraining orders that have serious consequences.